gpio: add new SET_CONFIG ioctl() to gpio chardev

index df27f05f9b8d..4e8fbd74a29c 100644
@@ -427,6 +427,54 @@ struct linehandle_state {
 	GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_DRAIN | \
 	GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_SOURCE)
 
+static int linehandle_validate_flags(u32 flags)
+{
+	/* Return an error if an unknown flag is set */
+	if (flags & ~GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_VALID_FLAGS)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Do not allow both INPUT & OUTPUT flags to be set as they are
+	 * contradictory.
+	 */
+	if ((flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_INPUT) &&
+	    (flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Do not allow OPEN_SOURCE & OPEN_DRAIN flags in a single request. If
+	 * the hardware actually supports enabling both at the same time the
+	 * electrical result would be disastrous.
+	 */
+	if ((flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_DRAIN) &&
+	    (flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_SOURCE))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* OPEN_DRAIN and OPEN_SOURCE flags only make sense for output mode. */
+	if (!(flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT) &&
+	    ((flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_DRAIN) ||
+	     (flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_SOURCE)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Bias flags only allowed for input or output mode. */
+	if (!((flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_INPUT) ||
+	      (flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT)) &&
+	    ((flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_DISABLE) ||
+	     (flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_UP) ||
+	     (flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_DOWN)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Only one bias flag can be set. */
+	if (((flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_DISABLE) &&
+	     (flags & (GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_DOWN |
+			GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_UP))) ||
+	    ((flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_DOWN) &&
+	     (flags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_UP)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static long linehandle_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
 			     unsigned long arg)
 {

@@ -528,48 +576,9 @@ static int linehandle_create(struct gpio_device *gdev, void __user *ip)
 
 	lflags = handlereq.flags;
 
-	/* Return an error if an unknown flag is set */
-	if (lflags & ~GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_VALID_FLAGS)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/*
-	 * Do not allow both INPUT & OUTPUT flags to be set as they are
-	 * contradictory.
-	 */
-	if ((lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_INPUT) &&
-	    (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/*
-	 * Do not allow OPEN_SOURCE & OPEN_DRAIN flags in a single request. If
-	 * the hardware actually supports enabling both at the same time the
-	 * electrical result would be disastrous.
-	 */
-	if ((lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_DRAIN) &&
-	    (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_SOURCE))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* OPEN_DRAIN and OPEN_SOURCE flags only make sense for output mode. */
-	if (!(lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT) &&
-	    ((lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_DRAIN) ||
-	     (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_SOURCE)))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* Bias flags only allowed for input or output mode. */
-	if (!((lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_INPUT) ||
-	      (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT)) &&
-	    ((lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_DISABLE) ||
-	     (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_UP) ||
-	     (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_DOWN)))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* Only one bias flag can be set. */
-	if (((lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_DISABLE) &&
-	     (lflags & (GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_DOWN |
-			GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_UP))) ||
-	    ((lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_DOWN) &&
-	     (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_UP)))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	ret = linehandle_validate_flags(lflags);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	lh = kzalloc(sizeof(*lh), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!lh)

index 4e8fbd74a29c..7c026ee58917 100644
@@ -475,6 +475,73 @@ static int linehandle_validate_flags(u32 flags)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void linehandle_configure_flag(unsigned long *flagsp,
+				      u32 bit, bool active)
+{
+	if (active)
+		set_bit(bit, flagsp);
+	else
+		clear_bit(bit, flagsp);
+}
+
+static long linehandle_set_config(struct linehandle_state *lh,
+				  void __user *ip)
+{
+	struct gpiohandle_config gcnf;
+	struct gpio_desc *desc;
+	int i, ret;
+	u32 lflags;
+	unsigned long *flagsp;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&gcnf, ip, sizeof(gcnf)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	lflags = gcnf.flags;
+	ret = linehandle_validate_flags(lflags);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < lh->numdescs; i++) {
+		desc = lh->descs[i];
+		flagsp = &desc->flags;
+
+		linehandle_configure_flag(flagsp, FLAG_ACTIVE_LOW,
+			lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_ACTIVE_LOW);
+
+		linehandle_configure_flag(flagsp, FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN,
+			lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_DRAIN);
+
+		linehandle_configure_flag(flagsp, FLAG_OPEN_SOURCE,
+			lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_SOURCE);
+
+		linehandle_configure_flag(flagsp, FLAG_PULL_UP,
+			lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_UP);
+
+		linehandle_configure_flag(flagsp, FLAG_PULL_DOWN,
+			lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_PULL_DOWN);
+
+		linehandle_configure_flag(flagsp, FLAG_BIAS_DISABLE,
+			lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_DISABLE);
+
+		/*
+		 * Lines have to be requested explicitly for input
+		 * or output, else the line will be treated "as is".
+		 */
+		if (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT) {
+			int val = !!gcnf.default_values[i];
+
+			ret = gpiod_direction_output(desc, val);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		} else if (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_INPUT) {
+			ret = gpiod_direction_input(desc);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static long linehandle_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
 			     unsigned long arg)
 {

@@ -525,6 +592,8 @@ static long linehandle_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
 					      lh->descs,
 					      NULL,
 					      vals);
+	} else if (cmd == GPIOHANDLE_SET_CONFIG_IOCTL) {
+		return linehandle_set_config(lh, ip);
 	}
 	return -EINVAL;
 }

index 7cc21c3b0839..799cf823d493 100644
@@ -100,6 +100,24 @@ struct gpiohandle_request {
 	int fd;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct gpiohandle_config - Configuration for a GPIO handle request
+ * @flags: updated flags for the requested GPIO lines, such as
+ * GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT, GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_ACTIVE_LOW etc, OR:ed
+ * together
+ * @default_values: if the GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT is set in flags,
+ * this specifies the default output value, should be 0 (low) or
+ * 1 (high), anything else than 0 or 1 will be interpreted as 1 (high)
+ * @padding: reserved for future use and should be zero filled
+ */
+struct gpiohandle_config {
+	__u32 flags;
+	__u8 default_values[GPIOHANDLES_MAX];
+	__u32 padding[4]; /* padding for future use */
+};
+
+#define GPIOHANDLE_SET_CONFIG_IOCTL _IOWR(0xB4, 0x0a, struct gpiohandle_config)
+
 /**
  * struct gpiohandle_data - Information of values on a GPIO handle
  * @values: when getting the state of lines this contains the current